Whirlwind (move)

If you were looking for the TFG starter set, see Whirlwind (TFG).

Whirlwind (Japanese: ふきとばし Blow Away) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Whirlwind can be used to automatically end wild Pokémon battles and has normal priority. However, it has no effect in a trainer battle.

Generation II

Now, when in battle against a trainer, Whirlwind will force a switch with a randomly chosen Pokémon from the trainer's party. If there isn't another Pokémon, Whirlwind will fail. It also has decreased priority now. Otherwise, it is exactly the same as Generation I.

Generation III and IV

Whirlwind will fail when used against Pokémon with the ability Suction Cups or under the effects of Ingrain. In a trainer battle, rather than switching out to a random Pokémon in the party, it switches out to the next Pokémon in line that has not fainted.

Generation V

Same as before, but can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 26 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 23 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 19 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 21 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying --, 21 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM04

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0151 Mew Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 23 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 21 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 23 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 23 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 77 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 77 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Doduo, Dodrio
Aerodactyl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0142 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aerodactyl
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Doduo, Dodrio
Aerodactyl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Doduo, Dodrio
Aerodactyl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0193 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venomoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Doduo, Dodrio
Aerodactyl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Doduo, Dodrio
Aerodactyl

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0220 Swinub Ice Ground New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 23 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 19 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 20 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 20 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying -- 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying -- 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 27 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 27 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 53 0296 Makuhita Fighting 22 0297 Hariyama Fighting 22 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 27 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0142 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aerodactyl
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0193 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Beautifly
Dustox
Masquerain |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 22 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 17 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 17 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 17 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying -- 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying -- 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 27 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 27 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark -- 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 54 0296 Makuhita Fighting 16 0297 Hariyama Fighting 16 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 27 0396 Starly Normal Flying 21 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 23 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 23 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0142 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aerodactyl
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0143 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0193 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Beautifly
Dustox
Masquerain |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0276 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Taillow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0408 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cranidos
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0446 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Munchlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0451 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skorupi
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Beautifly
Dustox
Masquerain

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 22 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 17 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 17 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 17 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying -- 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying -- 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 27 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 27 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark -- 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 54 0296 Makuhita Fighting 16 0297 Hariyama Fighting 16 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 27 0396 Starly Normal Flying 21 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 23 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 23 0561 Shinbora Shinbora Psychic Flying 15 0627 Washibon Washibon Normal Flying 55 0628 Wargle Wargle Normal Flying 57 0629 Baruchai Baruchai Dark Flying 55 0630 Barujiina Barujiina Dark Flying 57 0637 Ulgamoth Ulgamoth Bug Fire 40 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Washibon, Wargle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Washibon, Wargle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0142 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aerodactyl
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Washibon, Wargle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0143 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Washibon, Wargle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0193 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Beautifly
Dustox
Masquerain
Ulgamoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Washibon, Wargle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0276 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Taillow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Washibon, Wargle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0325 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spoink
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Shiftry |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0408 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cranidos
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0446 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Munchlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0449 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hippopotas
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Shiftry |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0451 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skorupi
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Beautifly
Dustox
Masquerain
Ulgamoth

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

Dragonite Pidgeot File:Beautifly Whirlwind.png Beautifly File:DustoxUsingWhirlwind.png Dustox
The user blows a large gust of wind at the opponent or an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Butterfree flaps its wings and a strong gust is created from them.
Ash's Butterfree	Clefairy and the Moon Stone		Debut
Ritchie's Happy	A Friend in Deed		None
Lisa's Butterfree	Spell of the Unown		None
Xander's Butterfree	Caterpie's Big Dilemma		None
	Pidgeotto flaps its wings and a strong gust is created from them.
Ash's Pidgeotto	Clefairy and the Moon Stone		None
	Venomoth flaps its wings and a strong gust is released from them.
Assunta's Venomoth	Friends to the End		None
	Pidgeot flaps its wings and a strong gust of wind is created from them.
Falkner's Pidgeot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	Dragonite flaps its wings and a strong gust is created from them.
Lance's Dragonite	Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution		None
A wild Dragonite	Great Bowls of Fire!		None
	Shiftry waves its hand and a huge gust of wind is released from it and blows the opponent away.
A wild Shiftry	Jump for Joy!		None
	Dustox flaps its wings and a strong gust is created from them.
Jessie's Dustox	Watt's with Wattson		None
	Skarmory flaps its wings and a gust of wind strong enough to stop attacks comes out of them.
A wild Skarmory	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go Getters Out of the Gate		None
	Staraptor flaps its wings and a strong gust is created from them.
Professor Rowan's Staraptor	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
	Starly flaps its wings at a high speed and a strong gust is created from them.
Ash's Starly	Two Degrees of Separation!		None
	Staravia flaps its wings at a high speed to create a gust of wind from them.
Ash's Staravia	All Dressed up with Somewhere to Go!		None
	Beautifly flaps its wings at a high speed and creates a gust of wind from them.
Aaron's Beautifly	A Trainer and Child Reunion!		None
	Snorlax releases a gust of wind from its mouth.
Unknown Trainer's Snorlax	Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!		None
	Hariyama swings one or both of its arms and a strong gust of wind is created.
A wild Hariyama	Pikachu's Island Adventure		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

The user flaps its wings and releases a powerful gust of wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Doduo whips its two heads back and forth, releasing a powerful gust of wind at the opponent, or Doduo opens its beaks and two tornadoes come out of them. The tornadoes then hit the opponent and spin them around, making them dizzy.
Yellow's Dody	Do Do that Doduo		Debut

Trivia

• Whirlwind's status as TM was revoked in Generation II, while a move with the same effect was elevated to a TM.

In other languages

• French: Cyclone
• German: Wirbelwind
• Greek: Στρόβιλος
• Hindi: Andhi Toofan
• Italian: Turbine
• Korean: 날려버리기 Nallyeobeorigi
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Ventania
• Portuguese (European): Ataque de Vento
• Spanish: Remolino

Variations of the move Roar
Roar • Whirlwind

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